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A canted oriel window in Lengerich, Germany. A bay window is a window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room. It typically consists of a central windowpane, called a fixed sash, flanked by two or more smaller windows, known as casement or double-hung windows.
A window of one or more storeys projecting from the face of a building. Canted: with a straight front and angled sides. Bow window: curved. Oriel: rests on corbels or brackets and starts above ground level; also the bay window at the dais end of a medieval great hall. Belfry A chamber or stage in a tower where bells are hung.
The projection of the mashrabiya achieves several purposes: it allows air from three sides to enter, even if the wind outside is blowing parallel to the house façade; it serves the street, and in turn the neighborhood, as a row of projected mashrabiyas provides shelter for those in the streets from rain or sun.
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An oriel window is a form of bay window which protrudes from the main wall of a building but does not reach to the ground. [1] Supported by corbels , brackets , or similar cantilevers , an oriel window generally projects from an upper floor, but is also sometimes used on the ground floor.
Art Nouveau style bow window on the Boulevard De Smet de Nayer in Brussels. A bow window or compass window [1] is a curved bay window. [2] Bow windows are designed to create space by projecting beyond the exterior wall of a building, and to provide a wider view of the garden or street outside and typically combine four or more windows, which join to form an arch, differentiating them from the ...
Dormer window of the Building of Préfecture de police de Paris (île de la Cité) Gable dormers at Hospices de Beaune in Beaune, France Pair of hip roof dormer windows on the Howard Memorial Hall, Letchworth. A dormer is a roofed structure, often containing a window, that projects vertically beyond the plane of a pitched roof. [1]
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